A "brilliant" singer with an open radiant smile, a girl who managed to bypass many and prove her right to a place in the sun, achieved success, but failed to defeat a terrible disease. All this is about the sex symbol of the country, singer and actress Zhanna Friske.

Zhanna Vladimirovna Kopylova ( maiden name mother Jeanne, whom her father also took) was born on July 8, 1974 in Moscow. The date of birth of the future star coincides with a joyful holiday - the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity.

Jeanne was born with her twin brother, but, unfortunately, the boy soon died due to genetic disease and prematurity. True, Jeanne herself learned about this already at a conscious age. In 1986, another daughter appeared in the family, the sister of Zhanna Friske, who was named Natasha. The sisters became close friends and trusted each other with all the secrets until the death of Jeanne.

Zhanna Friske's mother was a native Muscovite, but her father was from Germany (it was his surname that the singer would later take as a stage name). From childhood, the girl grew up as an artistic and mobile child. In addition to school, she attended several additional circles at once, was engaged in gymnastics and sports dancing.

After graduating from school, she decided to enter Moscow State University, where she was enrolled in the Faculty of Journalism with high scores. True, she soon became bored with studying, and, leaving university, she begins to earn money as a manager in a furniture store.

In 1995, Jeanne falls into music group"Brilliant" - though not as a soloist, but as a choreographer. However, after several rehearsals, the director of the group, Andrei Gromov, noticed the girl's talent and invited her to become a member of the quartet, to which Zhanna undoubtedly agreed.

Under the pseudonym Zhanna Friske, the girl becomes the fourth participant in the "Brilliant" pop project. Zhanna Friske's father was dissatisfied with the "frivolous" hobby of the eldest daughter, but seeing how Zhanna was gaining stage "height", he approved of her choice.

The girl was the soloist of "Brilliant" for 6 years. During this time, 4 discs and 3 concert programs were released. The most popular hits are:

  • "Only you" (1999).
  • Lullaby (2000).
  • "Over the Four Seas" (2002).
  • “And I kept flying” (2002).
  • "Orange Paradise" (2003).

Having released the fourth album as part of the quartet, the singer decides to do solo career... And a year later she released her debut album, which she decided to call simply - "Zhanna". Unfortunately, this disc became the first and only one in the singer's career. It contains the best tracks that have conquered the top of the music charts. Many of them are still heard on the radio and do not lose their popularity.

After that, the singer had 17 more songs that did not manage to be included in Friske's second album. Her last single was released shortly before her death, in 2015.

The television

In addition to her vocal career, Friske successfully tried herself as a TV presenter and an active participant in television shows. In 2003, the singer took part in the project "The Last Hero - 4", broadcast on Channel One.

Zhanna Friske spent several months on desert island along with other stars Russian show business, really survived in harsh conditions and managed to prove herself as a worthy opponent, reaching the final. In addition, she was not afraid to show herself natural, without makeup.

The girl participated in several more projects ("Circus with the Stars", " ice Age”), Where she was not afraid to try her hand, and every time she proved that a woman can be not only beautiful, but strong and successful.

Film career

In the early 2000s, Friske appears on screens as a film actress and immediately becomes a favorite of viewers and directors.

The debut role of Jeanne was the witch Alisa Donnikova in the film " The night Watch", Directed by Timur Bekmambetov. After 5 years, the actress takes part in the film "Who am I?", But this picture did not become successful. But the comedy "What Men Talk About" blew up the country's box office and grossed more than $ 12.5 million. In the film, the actress was able to show self-irony, and her male colleagues emphasized the beauty and charm of the girl.

After that, several more films with the participation of Friske are released. There are 11 films in the artist's filmography.

Personal life

There were not so many men in the biography of Zhanna Friske. The singer's first love was a young businessman Ilya Mitelmanov, who, according to rumors, helped the girl to break through at the beginning of her career. The couple had a serious relationship, and it even went to the wedding, but for some reason they did not go down the aisle.

In mid-2006, rumors appeared in the media about Friske's romance with hockey player Alexander Ovechkin. Zhanna did not seek to advertise this relationship, especially since they did not last long.

After 5 years, Jeanne was often noticed in the company of a new young man, this time it turned out to be TV presenter Dmitry Shepelev. The couple hid their relationship for a long time, until photos from their joint vacation in Miami got on the Web. Soon, via Twitter, the singer announced the news that the couple was expecting a baby.

In 2013, the son of Zhanna Friske and Dmitry Shepelev was born. The boy was named Plato. The couple spent six months in America, after which they planned to return home and get married. But this was not destined to happen.

Even during pregnancy, the audience's favorite was diagnosed with a terrible disease - brain cancer, from which Zhanna Friske died 2 years later. Doctors dissuaded the singer from giving birth in favor of treatment, but Friske decided to give life to her baby.

In 2014, a young mother is undergoing treatment in America. At the same time, a program was broadcast on television telling about the singer's terrible illness, and a fundraiser was announced for her operation. In total, about 67 million rubles were donated. Thanks to the efforts of the doctors, Zhanna is getting better and the process of remission begins.

Close artists and the whole country breathed a sigh of relief. But soon the disease returned again. This time, the singer began to undergo treatment in America, and then in Russia. Unfortunately, the singer was unable to cope with terrible disease... She spent the last 3 months in a coma.

The singer died on June 15, 2015. Zhanna was buried at the Nikolo-Arkhangelsk cemetery. There is a monument on her grave in full height artist. On the day Zhanna Friske died, even nature grieved over the loss of a bright and pure person: the whole day the sky was gray, it was raining incessantly.

After the death of Zhanna Friske, there was a serious conflict between her father and common-law husband Dmitry Shepelev, who was accused of missing 20 million rubles from Zhanna's fund. In the end, the charges against Zhanna Friske's husband were dropped: it turned out that he had transferred this money to the treatment of children with cancer. The parties came to reconciliation and agreed on the division of the star's property: Zhanna Friske's parents received her apartment, and her husband and son - Vacation home.

In memory of his beloved woman, Dmitry Shepelev released a book in which he told some details about last days her life and told about their sincere love. There are also lines that in the house where they live there are photographs of Jeanne's mother, at which the boy looks and whispers that he loves and remembers his mother.

The son of Zhanna Friske and Dmitry Shepelev is a copy of his parents in childhood. At the age of 4, Plato is a smart and agile boy, he pleases his dad with his many talents and every day reminds him of his beloved Jeanne, who looks at them from above and is the guardian angel of her son.

Zhanna Friske remained in the memory of her fans as a bright, smiling and kind person. She could become the best mother for her baby, a wonderful wife for a loved one, she could delight the whole country with her singing.

Zhanna Friske, whose biography and personal life ended at the peak of popularity, during her lifetime was an object of admiration for many, her beauty and talent could be envied. And today her name is a symbol of confidence and strength. Author: Anastasia Kaikova

Zhanna Friske is one of the most bright stars domestic show business... For his short life she made a meteoric career. Soloist of the star line-up of the "Brilliant" group, singer, film actress, TV presenter, participant in several rating television projects and incredibly beautiful woman, which many compatriots called a sex symbol. Jeanne looked like a bright comet that lit up the sky with warm light and left a gentle smile in memory of herself.

Photo of the singer | Wmj.ru

The meeting of the parents of the future star took place in 1973. Artist and employee of the Moscow House of Arts Vladimir Friske saw the Ural beauty Olga Kopylova on one of Moscow streets. A smiling girl fell in love with a Muscovite at first sight.

With the wedding, the couple decided not to delay. Less than six months later, marriage stamps appeared in their passports. Vladimir took his wife's surname and became Kopylov. In the mid-1990s, when Zhanna began her career in show business, she took the name of her grandmother, the Volga German woman Paulina Vilhelmovna Friske, for her stage name.


Baby photos

In July 1974, twins appeared in the Kopylov family - a boy and a girl. The twins were born prematurely, in the seventh month of pregnancy. Unfortunately, the son was diagnosed with a congenital pathology. The boy died soon after. But the girl, named Jeanne, managed to dispel the grief of her parents. The baby looked like a ray of light. At baptism, she received the name Anna.

Zhanna Kopylova, it seems, was born as an artist. The baby showed good hearing and beautiful voice... She was called to school amateur performances. And the girl knew how to dance, so from childhood she attended a sports dance school and a ballet studio. And I also managed to study rhythmic gymnastics and acrobatics.


Early photos singers | Fishki.net

When Zhanna was 12 years old, she had a sister, Natalya. When the younger sister grew up, the girls became real friends. Parents raised their daughters in severity.

After graduating from school 406 in the metropolitan area of ​​Perovo, Zhanna Kopylova became a student of the Moscow Humanities University... She chose the Faculty of Journalism. But already in the third year she realized that she was not interested here. Therefore, without regret, I left the university and went to look for my place in the sun.

In search of earnings, Zhanna got a job as an office furniture sales manager in one of the capital firms. Later she began teaching choreography at the Sports Palace.

Group "Brilliant"

According to one of the versions, Zhanna came to the "Brilliant" group thanks to her acquaintance with in 1995. According to another version - Kopylova was invited by producer Andrei Gromov in 1996. He knew that the girl was professionally engaged in choreography, and the group at that time needed a consultant.


In the group "Shiny" | ELLE

After several rehearsals, the producer realized that Zhanna perfectly "fits" into the "brilliant" team. Bright appearance, ability to move, pleasant voice - she had everything necessary for a singer's career. The girl took the stage name Zhanna Friske and in May 1997 she became the fourth participant in the "Brilliant" pop project. At that time, Olga Orlova, Polina Iodis and Koroleva were already working in the girl band. Soon one of the "sparkles" - Varvara - left the group. Irina Lukyanova took her place.

It cannot be said that Zhanna Friske's father was delighted with his daughter's decision to become a singer and lead touring life... But seeing the successes of the incendiary quartet and the rapidly growing popularity of girls, he realized that eldest daughter found my way.


As part of the "Shiny" group | NG72.ru

Together with the group "Brilliant" Zhanna Friske participated in the recording of the disc "Just Dreams", which appeared in 1998. The deafening success of the "brilliant" artists prompted the producer to record new collections of hits as soon as possible. Soon there were albums "About Love", "Over the Four Seas" and "Orange Paradise". The last album is a collection of covers written on popular Soviet songs.


On stage with "The Brilliant" | Woman.ru

It is noteworthy that Zhanna Friske recorded "Orange Paradise" with a completely renewed collective. The previous members were replaced, and. After the release of this album creative biography Zhanna Friske made a sharp turn: the singer realized that she had "outgrown" the girl band and was "ripe" for solo career... At that time, the name of the star was known to everyone.

Solo career

In the fall of 2005, Zhanna Friske presented her fans with her debut solo album, to which she gave her name - "Zhanna". Some of the album's songs became hits and hit the top lines of the rotations of radio and music TV channels. Clips appeared on the compositions "La-la-la", "I Fly into the Dark" and "Somewhere in the Summer".

In total, the album includes 9 original songs by Friske and 4 remixes.

According to music critic Boris Barabanov, the best, but underestimated song by Zhanna Friske, which she recorded after leaving the "Brilliant" is "Western". She appeared in 2009 and was recorded with. The poems for the composition were written by Ivan Alekseev (Noize MC).

A year after the release of her debut album, Zhanna Friske reissued it, adding a couple of remixes and three video clips. During this period, the singer collaborated with.


On stage | KP

Unfortunately, the first disc turned out to be the last, although Zhanna Friske was not going to end her vocal career. After the release of the album, she recorded 17 more new singles, some of them along with other famous colleagues. For example, Friske released the track "Malinki" together with the guys from "Disco Crash", "Western" with Tanya Tereshina, with she sang the hit "You are near", and with - the song "Quietly Snow Falls".

Zhanna Friske's last hit, "Wanted Love", was released shortly before her death - in 2015. Maturity, professionalism, brilliance and sexuality - this is how music critics characterize the last songs of the star.

The television

Her fans were convinced of the versatility of talent and innate artistry of Zhanna Friske after the star's participation in several rating TV shows and appearances in films.

In 2003, Friske took part in the 4th season of the reality show "The Last Hero". The artist spent several months in a star company on a desert island South America... The conditions of survival were, without exaggeration, harsh. There were plenty of dangerous moments for life and health. For example, through negligence, I poisoned the rest of the project participants poisonous frogs... Drozdov was sure that after the skin had been removed, the frog meat posed no danger.


In the show "The Last Hero" | Tengri mix

Later, Zhanna Friske developed a previously unknown allergy. As it turned out, this is how the woman's body reacted to some exotic plants.

Nevertheless, the participant courageously reached the final, although she lost the leadership place to Yana Volkova. The spectators, who closely watched the behavior of the stars in unusual for them, by no means hothouse conditions, were amazed and delighted with the personal qualities of Zhanna Friske. The singer behaved with dignity, showed royal restraint, calmness and invariably good relations to your colleagues.


At the show "Circus with the Stars" | Liveinternet

After returning to the capital, Zhanna Friske, inspired by a new experience and gaining invaluable knowledge about a previously unfamiliar life, made the final decision not to return to the "Brilliant" group. She seemed to feel the strength to fly on her own.

In the 2000s, the star was invited to various television projects. Zhanna Friske took part in the shows "Heart of Africa", "Empire", "Circus with the Stars" and "Circus".


In the project "Vacations in Mexico" | Holidays in Mexico

In 2008, she took part in the second season of the popular Ice Age show. At first she skated with Vitaly Novikov, but then she became her partner.

3 years later, in 2011, Zhanna Friske hosted the reality show "Vacations in Mexico". But the heavy workload forced the artist to refuse to work in the second season, passing the baton.

Movies

In addition to her solo career, the artist tried herself as an actress and TV presenter. In 2004, viewers saw the blockbuster Night Watch. Zhanna Friske got the image of the charming and freedom-loving singer Alisa Donnikova. In this image, many fans recognized the star herself. But Donnikova turned out to be not only a singer, but also a dark witch, capable of deceit.


In the film "Night Watch" | New Newspaper

A successful acting debut inspired Zhanna Friske to continue her film career. In 2005, the artist agreed to participate in the continuation of the saga about the confrontation of dark and light forces. This time, her character got more screen time. The audience watched with trepidation the love story unfolding on the screen. Alisa Donnikova had to make a choice between a character - a dark lord named Zabulon, and a romantic young vampire Kostya, whom she brilliantly portrayed on the screen.

For her work in the "Day Watch" Zhanna Friske was awarded the MTV Prize for Best Actress.


In the film "What Men Talk About" | Rosbalt

4 years later, in 2010, the actress again appeared on the screen. This time in the psychological drama "Who am I?" By Klim Shipenko. Unfortunately, the film did not have the same success as previous blockbusters. But Dmitry Dyachenko's road movie comedy titled "What Men Talk About" grossed nearly $ 12 million in the domestic box office.

The film was liked by both viewers and film critics, who generously “showered” the comedy with laudatory reviews. Zhanna Friske appeared in this project in the role of herself. Her cameo cameo with a fair amount of self-irony. And the handsome male company of the "Quartet I" in persons, and only emphasized the female charm of the actress.


Talented Singer | Svopi.ru

Three more films, in which Zhanna Friske appeared as a cameo - "The First Ambulance", "Beauty Demands" and "New Year's Matchmakers". In 2013, the actress's last film project was released. "Odnoklassniki.ru: CLICK good luck". In her filmography - more than a dozen works.

Friske turned out to be one of the few stars who managed to overcome the stereotypes that accompany most of her colleagues. After participating in television projects and films, Jeanne was perceived not as a singer, but as an artist in the broadest sense of the word. She was a self-sufficient TV star, who managed to realize herself equally well in all guises.


Photo of the TV presenter | Days.Ru

It is noteworthy that Zhanna Friske was not afraid to destroy the stereotypes associated with her person. For example, in "The Last Hero" she went for what many of her colleagues are so afraid of: the star allowed herself to be removed without makeup, from the most disadvantageous angles. And in the comedy "What Men Talk About" she laughed with ease and subtle self-irony at the established reputation of a sex symbol and a fatal beauty. As critic Boris Barabanov later admitted, Friske demonstrated "exactly the degree of intelligence and self-irony that men in women are so afraid of."

Personal life

Zhanna Friske was the object of the desires of thousands of men. The army of admirers of the sexy beauty was growing rapidly. There were many rumors and gossip about the star's personal life. She was credited with novels with the leader of the "Inveterate Scammers" Sergei Amoralov, with the lead singer of the "Hi-Fi" group. They gossiped about the singer's connection with the main macho of Russian show business. But there was no evidence or confirmation of these "novels".


With Ilya Mitelman

And yet the ubiquitous paparazzi unearthed some information about Zhanna Friske's personal life. At the dawn of her career, the aspiring singer met with the famous Moscow businessman Ilya Mitelman. He sponsored several of her projects. There were rumors about the imminent wedding of this couple. But for some unknown reason, it never came to a wedding dress. Perhaps this "novel" also existed only in the rich imagination of the journalistic fraternity. After all, Zhanna Friske herself never confirmed it.


With Alexander Ovechkin

In 2006, the VIP party started talking about the singer's romance with a hockey player. And again "false start": the athlete was carried away by another "ex-brilliant" - Ksenia Novikova. Truth, joint photos Friske and Ovechkina still appeared in the tabloids.

In August 2011 in funds mass media wrote about the star's new hobby. This time, her chosen one was a TV presenter. But the couple denied the connection. In the end, most of the star's fans agreed that the novel by Friske and Shepelev was some kind of marketing ploy to attract attention to two media persons.


C | Viva

But in the winter of 2012, the ubiquitous paparazzi took pictures of the joint vacation of Jeanne and Dmitry in Miami. The unsuspecting couple did not at all resemble two colleagues who were bound exclusively by a working relationship. Soon a spicy story surfaced with a SPA-salon, which was ordered by lovers for the May Day holidays "for two".

Doubts were finally dispelled when an intriguing entry appeared on Zhanna Friske's twitter: "Dear, our love story ... will run in diapers." To which Dmitry Shepelev replied: "I want our love story to run as soon as possible."


So fans of the 38-year-old artist learned about Jeanne's pregnancy and who is the father of the baby.

The firstborn, named Plato, was born in April 2013 in Miami. The couple spent the first few months in America. The lovers planned to hold the wedding ceremony after returning to Moscow.

Disease

About his terrible diagnosis Zhanna Friske found out during her pregnancy. Doctors diagnosed her with an inoperable brain tumor. According to unconfirmed rumors, the woman was offered immediate chemotherapy. But she abandoned it for fear of harming the baby.

For a long time, the relatives and fans of the artist did not know about Zhanna Friske's illness. But after the birth of Plato, the terminally ill star could no longer hide its condition. Zhanna's father Vladimir Kopylov admitted that his daughter had glioblastoma and cancer. The diagnosis was confirmed by the country's chief oncologist Mikhail Davydov.


The singer's illness

In January 2014, the woman was being treated at a clinic in New York. There were various rumors about the cause of Zhanna Friske's illness. Some "experts" argued that the IVF procedure, which the woman allegedly resorted to in order to become a mother, could become the impetus for the development of the disease. But this hypothesis has no confirmation.

The whole country collected money for the treatment of the beloved star. After the official announcement of Friske's illness, Channel One began fundraising. In total, more than 66 million rubles have been accumulated. A little later, another million was transferred to Rusfond's accounts. On the website of the fund, Zhanna warmly thanked everyone who donated money.


During the illness | ea.md

In the summer of 2014, the artist's fans breathed a sigh of relief. There was information that Zhanna Friske with her family, after a long and difficult treatment, is undergoing a rehabilitation period in Jurmala, on the Riga seaside. In the fall, a star appeared in the capital. She was even able to give up the wheelchair.

But the insidious disease returned. This was announced in February 2015 in the program "Tonight". He said that Zhanna Friske again went to an American clinic and resumed treatment. Soon she came from Los Angeles to Moscow, where doctors from the Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center continued to fight for her life.

Death

Zhanna Friske spent the last three months of her life in a coma. Desperate relatives fought to save her by all means, including turning to alternative medicine.


Photo from the funeral | Newspaper.ru

Relatives, friends and thousands of fans said goodbye to their favorite at the Crocus City Hall. The funeral service was held at the Epiphany Cathedral in Yelokhov. Zhanna Friske was buried at the Nikolo-Arkhangelsk cemetery.

At the end of 2016, a monument in the form of a full-length sculpture of Jeanne appeared on the artist's grave.

Scandal after the death of Jeanne

The scandal broke out immediately after the death of the singer. It seems that it smoldered even when the woman was on her deathbed. Zhanna Friske's family - her father, mother, sister Natalya and close friend Olga Orlova were not shy in expressions when it came to civil husband artist Dmitry Shepeleve. They said that he left and took his son to a resort in Bulgaria when Zhanna was dying.


Father, mother and sister of the singer

Later, information appeared that Dmitry forbade the family deceased wife communicate with his son Platon Shepelev. All this insane cacophony splashed out on TV screens in Malakhov's scandalous show "Let them talk", dividing Friske's fans into two irreconcilable camps.

From time to time, the yellow media wrote about the alleged attack of Vladimir Kopylov on the failed son-in-law. Shepelev announced the threats he received from Friske's father. He accused Dmitry of selling recent photos terminally ill wife to the tabloids and promised to sue the right to raise a grandson.


Zvezdnie novosti

Fuel to the fire was added by rumors about more than 20 million rubles stolen from Rusfond, which were supposed to go to the treatment of children with cancer. The singer's relatives pointed to Dmitry Shepelev, he answered them in kind. In the end, it turned out that the money hadn't gone anywhere.

At the very end of 2016, the scandal began to subside. The conflicting parties divided the property left over from the deceased star. The relatives got the Moscow apartment, and Dmitry and Platon Shepelev got the country house of Zhanna Friske in the Moscow region.


Life!

In December 2016, when the pain is from bereavement somewhat subsided, Dmitry Shepelev presented to fans of Zhanna Friske his book, published in "Eksmo", which he called "Zhanna. Love and illness in the life story of Zhanna Friske. " In it much earlier unknown details O recent years life, about the months and weeks before the death of the artist.

Dmitry said that in the house where he lives with his son, there are many photographs of Jeanne, and Plato, who is 3 years old, remembers his mother well.

Discography

  • 2005 - Jeanne

Filmography

  • 2004 - "Night Watch"
  • 2005 - Day Watch
  • 2006 - "First ambulance"
  • 2007 - "First at home"
  • 2008 - Beauty Demands
  • 2010 - "What Men Talk About"
  • 2010 - "Who am I?"
  • 2010 - "New Year's matchmakers"
  • 2011 - "Point Doc. The last ten days "
  • 2013 - "Odnoklassniki.ru: CLICK Good luck"

Another former soloist of this group, Olga Orlova, decided to do without words and just published a joint photo with Zhanna.

the site reminds about which Zhanna gave to our journalists in different years. We took from them several important quotes that allow us to better understand the phenomenon of this amazing woman, who was loved not only for her beauty and talent, but also simply because she was ...

About myself

“It’s useless to yell at me - I’ll close myself right away. I need to explain everything calmly. "

“The mistakes of others have not taught anyone yet. Until life knocks on the head - once, twice, three times, until it makes you cry thoroughly from the consequences of your own stupidity - you will not get enough mind. "

About relationships

“I am the owner. A man must become a part of me, and if suddenly someone is going to tear this part from me, it will hurt, I know that. Passed. I don’t want to again ”

“Never in my life will anyone give anything just like that! Even if you were given a car, you already owe something for this car. Attention, lunches, dinners. They put you on a hook! There is no other way. Payback will certainly follow, and this is not always bed. "

“The parents got married young. We met by chance, in Moscow. A romance broke out, and four months later they signed. A year later, my twin brother and I were born. Unfortunately, he died during childbirth. "

About my sister: “Out of 25 concerts in which I was supposed to participate, I came to ten. And she made excuses like a little one: "Oh, I was sick!" All your life you hide behind mythical diseases. And what do you answer to my urgent attempts to send you to do fitness? "Tomorrow! Today my leg hurts. "

About money and profession

“While studying at the institute, I realized that I needed to earn money - for tights, cosmetics, cafes. Parents did not give much money. "Your whims," ​​said dad, "you have to pay for yourself."

“For many years my father could not understand the seriousness of my affair with show business, he kept trying to persuade me:“ Stop doing this nonsense. ”

“I understand why artists, when they leave the stage, cannot find themselves and become depressed. You get used to the fact that all the time in the process. As soon as you stopped, that's it, you died. "